Angular and cross cutting power saw



Oct. 20, 1953 J. s. DZIENGIEL, JR

ANGULAR AND CROSS CUTTING POWER SAW 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 1, 1951 Ill! INVENTOR a/omvsfiz/avazax/fi ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 20, 195 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANGULAR AND CROSS CUTTING POWER SAW 2 Claims.

This invention appertains to improvements in woodworking machine, and more particularly to an improved power saw assembly which can be conveniently and easily adjusted for making crosscuts, dado cuts, bevel cuts, and mitre cuts.

A primary object of this invention is to provide a power saw of the character indicated above which is vertically arranged, and is movable in different planes, the power saw including a carriage, which supports a drive motor and supports the saw, which is connected to the drive motor, the carriage being reciprocable in a horizontal plane and a supporting track for the carriage being pivotal about a vertical axis.

Another object of this invention is to provide an adjustable power saw unit, involving a vertically adjustable work table, whereby a workpiece may be vertically adjusted relative to the vertically arranged circular saw and the saw may be disposed in various angular relations to the workpiece for forming various cuts therein.

A further object of this invention is to provide a compact, light weight and inexpensive power saw assembly, wherein the power saw can be H easily adjusted into different angular and planar relation with a workpiece.

These and ancillary objects and structural features of merit are attained by this invention, the preferred embodiment of which is set forth in the following description and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a power saw constructed in accordance with this invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2 Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on line 55 of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a turret supporting means for the frame.

With continued reference to the accompanying drawings, the illustrated power saw I 0 include a flat base plate [2, which can be disposed on any horizontal supporting surface.

A work support M is provided and includes a flat horizontally disposed plate l6, which has angularly spaced lines scribed on its upper surface, as at [8, and which is provided with an upstanding ledge 20, the ledge being formed with a center opening 22 for the reception of a saw. Supporting jacks 24 are mounted on the base and engage the plate IE to maintain the plate in adjusted positions above the base, the plate being arranged parallel with the base. The supporting jacks i l, include posts 26, formed on their lower ends with lateral mounting flanges 28, which are fixed by bolts 36 to the base. Screw shafts 32 are formed at their upper outer ends with mounting flanges 34, which are suitably fixed to the under side of the plate It, the shafts being telescopically arranged within the posts 26 and engaged by adjusting nuts 36, whereby rotation of the nuts will effect upward or outward movement of the screw shafts relative to the posts and, correspondingly, raise the plate it to the desired position above the base 52, the plate it being adjustable for dado cutting or the formation of similar cuts in a workpiece, which is seated on the plate It, with one side edge thereof abutting against the ledge 253.

A turret assembly 33 is mounted on the base, the assembly including an upstanding supporting post :36 (Figure 6), which is formed on its lower end with a diametrical enlargement 42, defining a lateral shoulder 44. A mounting flange 4B is formed on the enlargement and fasteners 18 are engaged in suitable openings in the mounting flange for mounting the flange on the base, so that the .post All extends upwardly therefrom. A block 59 is rotatably disposed on the post 40, the block being formed with a vertical bore 52 engaged on the post, the lower end of the block rotatably engaging the shoulder 4 and the upper end engaging a washer 5 3, which is held on the post by a retainer ring 58. The block 50 is formed with diametrically opposed internally threaded sockets 58 and 69. A tubular arm 62 is formed with opposing threaded ends, one of the ends being threaded in the socket 58, and a tubular arm $4 is provided, one of the threaded ends of the arm 64 being threaded in the socket 60, so that the tubular arms 62 and it are disposed in axial alignment and extend in opposite directions from the supporting block.

An elbow arm 65 is threadingly engaged on the opposing threaded end of the tubular member 62 and depends therefrom, the arm receiving a collar (it, which is fixedly circumposed on the lower end thereof. The collar 68 is formed with a transverse aperture is for the reception of a locking pin '52, which is carried by a lever it. The lever it extends upwardly from the pin at right angles thereto and is slidably engaged on a headed lug 76, which projects laterally from the arm 66. A spring i8 is circumposed on the shank of the lug and abuts against the lever and the arm 66 to bias the pin l2 to the collar t8.

A locking member 86 is provided and is mounted on the base concentric to the turret for lockingly receiving the pin I2. The locking member 80 includes a ring 82, which is formed with an interiorly extending lateral flange 84 fixedly mounted on the supporting base, the ring being formed with a series of circumferentially spaced apertures 86 for receiving the outer end of the locking pinTZ. V I v V A T-coupli n'g 86 receives the threaded end 90 of the arm 64 and the threaded end 92 of the tubular frame bar 6 1, the bar 94 being afiixed by means of a coupling sleeve 96 to an upwardly curved arm 98. A guide wheel I051 is swivlly carried by the coupling sleeve 96 and depends therefrom, the guide wheel includiri'g a Supp'rting yoke I62, which is secured by'a -rivet;I6{l,-t0 a supporting plate I66 fixed to the under side of the sleeve 66. The wheel is vertically arranged and adapted for pivotal movement about a vertical axis, defined --by :the rivet Add, and is rotatablydisposed on anarcuateguide track I68 '(Figure '1'). Theguide-track i-iitjis disposedconcentrio to'the locking member, and is;formed witha lateral-mounting flange 1H6 (Figure 3), whichis fixed-to the base.

. The arm.98 terminates-.in'atransverse supporting-bar J12 (FigureZ), which supports apair of parallel horizontally arrangedtracks .I Hi'and I I6.

A supporting carriage H6 is provided on which is mounted a circular vertically arranged power drivensaw I26 and-a motor I22 forthc saw, the carriage beingslidably disposed on the tracks. The carriage I I8 includes aplate I24 (Figure 3), on iwhich-the-motor is mounted, the plate being formed-at its opposing side edges with guides I26 and I128 (Figure The channel-shaped guides I26 and 528 are formed with mounting flanges I36, which ,are secured by rivets I3! to the sides of ithe-plate 424, the channel guides sliding on the upper edges of the guide tracks I it and H6. Ahorizontal tubular member I32 (Figure 2) is afiixed'to'the plate and extends forwardly thereof,';parallel'with the tracks H14 and H6, the tubularmember I32 being slidably disposed through aguide collar "Mi-which is carried by a'bar I136. The bar, :I36-iszsecured atits ends to depending posts 11-38 and IE9 Figure 4), which areconnected-to;the tracks, the posts being aifixed'by vertical-collars 1&2 ,andIM to'a cross rod'I46, which is carried by the coupling member 88.

A transverse tubularjsaw shaft I438 rotatably receives-a :driven shaft 658, which has apulley' I52 fixed onone'en'd thereof, the opposing-end ofthe shaftxsupporting the circular saw I26. The pulley IE2 is drivingly connected topulley' :54, fixed on'the'shaft of the motor I22, by means-of a drive belt I56. The tubular shaft I48 is formed with axiallyxaligned internally threaded sockets I151 a;nd-I58,-which extend laterally and in opposite directions therefrom, the socket I5! receiving the member I32 and the socket I53 receiving one endof 'anangular'handle I66, the outer end I62 of thehandle extending upwardly above the tracks andbeing vertically arranged for easy and convenient grasping by an operator. The saw I26 is provided with a protective hood I64, which overlies the upper portion of the saw and is carried by the tubularshaft I48.

in use, for forming "a crosscut on a workpiece, disposed on the work support I4, the handle I62 is grasped and the saw I26 and motor I22 are moved forwardly on the tracks H4 and I I6, so that the lower portion of the saw moves through the opening 22 in the upstanding ledge 20 of the 4. work support and forms a crosscut in the workpiece. It will be noted that the rigid arm I32 retains the saw I26 and the motor I22 in spaced relation, so that the belt I56 is held taut, as the motor and saw are simultaneously reciprocated on the tracks I I4 and I I6.

For a mitre cut, the lever I6 is pressed inwardly, by grasping the lever and the arm 65, the

'"lever moving inwardlyagainst the'urgement of the spring I8 and releasing the pin '12 from one of the selected openings 86 in the ring 82. The

-entire saw assembly can then be swung around the supporting post 56 as a vertical axis, until -the: sa'w I is disposed in the desired angular relationship with respect to a workpiece, the angular degr ees s'cribed on the upper surface of the plate I 6 assisting in the selection of the proper placement or "the saw, relative to the workpiece.

When 'the saw is positioned in the desired angle, the grip on the lever '56 is released and the pin 12 is urged by thespring 'IB into'locking engagement with-one of the openings 86 in'the ring. An'operator then-grasps the-handle I66, standing in'a position similar to the position assumedfor formingcrosscuts, and the handle I66 is pulled towardshim.

-In dado cutting, the supporting table H5 is raised-by rotating the nuts 36 to raisethe screw shafts 32 and position the supporting table in a raised position, with respect to the saw I26. The table israised, depending upon the desireddepth of dado, and the handle I62 is moved'back'and forth, to reciprocate the saw through the workpiece, the workpiece being also moved to control the depth of the out. -Of course, a rabbet blade would be substitutedfor the illustrated-saw I26, in forming 'dadoes, the blade being easily mounted on the shaft I5!) in a conventional'manner. To form bevel cuts, the workpiece is. placed on its edge and the saw-is arranged relative'to the end or edge-of the workpieca-depending uponthe angleof the desired bevel.

;What isclaimed is:

,1.- In a power sawassembly, a base a horb zontallyedisposed work support positioned above said base adjacent the forward end thereor'an'd connected to saidnbase for vertical upland down movement, an upstanding ledge extending transversely-along therearward edge of said support, there being'an opening extending through said ledge, an upstanding-postarranged below' sai'd support adjacent said rearward'edge thereofand directly below'said opening in said ledge and fixed to said base, a block surmounting said base and connected --to said I post for rotation therearound, -a horizontally disposed arm positioned longitudinally of said base and on th rearward side of said block and having one end fixe'd to said block, a coupling sleeve positioned longitudinally-of said base andhaving one end connected to the other end of said an upstanding-arcuate-guide track positioned adjacent-the rearward end of said base and concave-toward a circular saw arranged longitudinally of said carriage and mounted on the forward end of said carriage for rotary movement about a horizontal axis and cutting transverse over said work support, said saw passing through the opening of said ledge when said carriage has been moved over said ledge, means on said carriage and operatively connected to said saw for eiiecting the rotary movement of said saw, and hand actuable means operatively connected to said carriage for eifecting the sliding movement of said carriage.

2. In a power saw assembly, a base, a horizontally disposed work support positioned above said base adjacent the forward end thereof and connected to said base for vertical up and down movement, an upstanding ledge extending transversely along the rearward edge of said support, there being an opening extending through said ledge, an upstanding post arranged below said support adjacent said rearward edge thereof and fixed to said base directly below said opening in said ledge, a block surmounting said base and connected to said post for rotation therearound, a horizontally disposed arm positioned longitudinally of said base and on the rearward side of said block remote from said ledge and having one end fixed to said block, a couplingsleeve positioned longitudinally of said base and having one end connected to the other end of said arm, an upstanding arcuate guide track positioned adjacent the rearward end of said base and concave toward said ledge and fixedly secured to said base concentric with said post, a guide wheel dependingly carried by said coupling sleeve and rollably engaging said guide track, an upstanding curved arm having the lower end connected to the other end of said coupling sleeve, a horizontally disposed supporting bar positioned more or less longitudinally of said base and secured to the upper end of said curved arm, spaced tracks extending longitudinally of and supported on said bar, a carriage mounted on said tracks for sliding movement toward and away from said ledge, a circular saw arranged longitudinally of said carriage and mounted on the end of said carriage for rotary movement about a horizontal axis and cutting transverse over said work support, said saw passing through the opening of said ledge when said carriage has been moved over said ledge, means on said carriage and operatively connected to said saw for efiecting the rotary movement of said saw, an upstanding ring surrounding and concentric with said post and fixed to said base, a depending elbow arm positioned longitudinally of said base and on the forward side of said block and having the upper end fixed to said block, a spring biased locking element carried by said elbow arm adjacent the lower end thereof and selectively engageable with means formed on said ring for locking said block in any selected position of its rotational movement, and hand actuable means operatively connected to said carriage for efiecting the sliding movement of said carriage.

JOHN STANLEY DZIENGIEL, J R.

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